Eddy van Hijum

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In this Dutch name, the surname is van Hijum, not Hijum.
Eddy van Hijum

Yde Johan "Eddy" van Hijum (born 17 April 1972 in Delft) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, he was a member of the House of Representatives from 2 September 2003 until 11 November 2014. He focused on matters of social security, income policy, dismissal law, labor participation policy and day care. Between 12 November 2014 and 12 July 2023, he served as member of the provincial executive of Overijssel. He held the portfolio of Economy, Energy and Innovation.[1] In the House of Representatives he was replaced by Martijn van Helvert.[2] He served in the States of Overijssel from 26 March 2015 to 20 May 2015.[3]

He served in the municipal council of Zwolle between 1998 and 2003.[3] He was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau upon his departure from the House.[4]

In August 2023, Van Hijum announced that he had joined New Social Contract, the political party founded by fellow former CDA member Pieter Omtzigt, and would head the committee responsible for writing the party's manifesto ahead of the 2023 general election.[5] Following his election to the House, Van Hijum assisted Omtzigt in talks to form a new governing coalition.[6]

Electoral history[edit]

Electoral history of ............
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2002 House of Representatives Christian Democratic Appeal 50/55[a] 408 43 Lost [7]
2003 House of Representatives Christian Democratic Appeal 53 247 44 Lost[b] [8]
2006 House of Representatives Christian Democratic Appeal 20 1,422 41 Won [9]
2010 House of Representatives Christian Democratic Appeal 14 1,142 21 Won [10]
2012 House of Representatives Christian Democratic Appeal 6 2,719 13 Won [11]
2023 House of Representatives New Social Contract 6 3,457 20 Won [12]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Van Hijum was his party's 50th candidate in electoral district 4 (Overijssel) and his party's 55th candidate in districts 8 (Utrecht), 17 (western North Brabant), 18 (eastern North Brabant), and 19 (Limburg). He was not on the ballot in all others.
  2. ^ Van Hijum was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eddy Van Hijum gedeputeerde Economie, Energie en Innovatie" (in Dutch). Province of Overijssel. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Martijn van Helvert nieuw Tweede Kamerlid voor het CDA" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Dr. Y.J. (Eddy) van Hijum" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Lintje voor vertrekkend CDA-Kamerlid Eddy van Hijum" (in Dutch). House of Representatives. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Voormalig gedeputeerde Van Hijum (CDA) sluit aan bij Omtzigt: "Moest wel even nadenken"". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ^ Den Hartog, Tobias; Peer, Wouter (8 February 2024). "NSC voelt zich 'naar de uitgang geduwd' en vertrouwt niet op financiële degelijkheid BBB en PVV" [NSC feels pushed out and does not trust the financial soundness of BBB and PVV]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Proces-verbaal zitting uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2002" [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2002 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 15 May 2002. pp. 49, 53, and 66. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2003" [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2003 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 22 January 2003. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006" [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2006 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 27 November 2006. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 185–186. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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